$DWSN
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2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000110465912018471 Filed on March 15, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2009 Q4	2009
Revenue	$32.70M	$15.75M	$90.43M
YoY Change	107.62%	-34.73%	4.18%
Cost Of Revenue	$25.08M	$13.45M	$65.38M
YoY Change	86.47%	-11.16%	16.96%
Gross Profit	$7.620M	$2.300M	$25.05M
YoY Change	231.3%	-74.42%	-18.66%
Gross Profit Margin	23.3%	14.6%	27.7%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.890M	$2.390M	$5.523M
YoY Change	-20.92%	68.31%	22.73%
% of Gross Profit	24.8%	103.91%	22.05%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$3.820M	$3.740M	$14.62M
YoY Change	2.14%	-1.06%	5.1%
% of Gross Profit	50.13%	162.61%	58.36%
Operating Expenses	$5.710M	$6.120M	$5.523M
YoY Change	-6.7%	17.69%	-69.98%
Operating Profit	$1.910M	-$3.820M	$4.908M
YoY Change	-150.0%	-200.79%	-60.42%
Interest Expense	-$170.0K	-$240.0K	$1.021M
YoY Change	-29.17%	-22.58%	-213.41%
% of Operating Profit	-8.9%		20.8%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$1.740M	-$4.070M	$3.887M
YoY Change	-142.75%	-217.29%	-66.2%
Income Tax	$1.030M	-$1.400M	$2.008M
% Of Pretax Income	59.2%		51.65%
Net Earnings	$710.0K	-$2.660M	$1.900M
YoY Change	-126.69%	-221.46%	-72.46%
Net Earnings / Revenue	2.17%	-16.89%	2.1%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$0.10
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$95.56K	-$359.0K	$0.10
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			19.19M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			19.26M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2009 Q4	2009
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$13.10M	$25.50M	$25.50M
YoY Change	-48.63%	5.81%	5.81%
Cash & Equivalents	$13.07M	$25.50M	$25.50M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$7.400M	$2.100M	$2.100M
YoY Change	252.38%	-50.0%	-50.0%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$17.17M	$9.500M	$9.500M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$37.64M	$37.00M	$37.00M
YoY Change	1.72%	8.19%	8.19%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$49.72M	$47.60M	$47.60M
YoY Change	4.44%	-5.93%	-5.93%
Goodwill	$201.5K
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$60.83K	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$262.4K	$49.00M	$49.00M
YoY Change	-99.46%	-3.73%	-3.73%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$37.64M	$37.00M	$37.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$262.4K	$49.00M	$49.00M
Total Assets	$87.62M	$86.00M	$86.00M
YoY Change	1.88%	1.06%	1.06%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$9.261M	$4.100M	$4.100M
YoY Change	125.88%	-10.87%	-10.87%
Accrued Expenses	$1.808M	$1.300M	$1.300M
YoY Change	39.09%	44.44%	44.44%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$7.400M	$7.200M	$7.200M
YoY Change	2.78%	20.0%	20.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$23.94M	$19.70M	$19.70M
YoY Change	21.54%	14.53%	14.53%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.000M	$6.500M	$6.500M
YoY Change	-7.69%	-43.48%	-43.48%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.000M	$6.500M	$6.500M
YoY Change	-7.69%	-43.48%	-43.48%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$23.94M	$19.70M	$19.70M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.000M	$6.500M	$6.500M
Total Liabilities	$34.80M	$33.40M	$33.40M
YoY Change	4.19%	-3.75%	-3.75%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$24.67M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$192.4K
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$257.3K
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	37.80K shares
Shareholders Equity	$52.86M	$52.70M	$52.70M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$87.62M	$86.00M	$86.00M
YoY Change	1.88%	1.06%	1.06%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2009 Q4	2009
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$710.0K	-$2.660M	$1.900M
YoY Change	-126.69%	-221.46%	-72.46%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$3.820M	$3.740M	$14.62M
YoY Change	2.14%	-1.06%	5.1%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$760.0K	$4.270M	$20.70M
YoY Change	-117.8%	-66.82%	-38.87%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$3.130M	-$490.0K	$1.350M
YoY Change	538.78%	-86.97%	-121.36%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$50.00K	-$9.890M	-$9.590M
YoY Change	-100.51%	-19880.0%	-4095.83%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.090M	-$10.38M	-$10.94M
YoY Change	-70.23%	179.78%	79.93%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$385.00
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.680M	-2.530M	-8.370M
YoY Change	5.93%	15.0%	2.45%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-760.0K	4.270M	20.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	-3.090M	-10.38M	-10.94M
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.680M	-2.530M	-8.370M
Net Change In Cash	-6.530M	-8.640M	1.390M
YoY Change	-24.42%	-224.14%	-92.91%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$760.0K	$4.270M	$20.70M
Capital Expenditures	-$3.130M	-$490.0K	$1.350M
Free Cash Flow	$2.370M	$4.760M	$19.35M
YoY Change	-50.21%	-71.38%	-51.84%

Facts In Submission

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CY2011	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Disclosures LossContingencyDisclosures	<table style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',times,serif;"> <tr> <td> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">NOTE L</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> — CONTINGENCIES</font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">In conducting its activities, the Company from time to time is the subject of various claims arising from the ordinary course of business.  In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of such claims is not expected to have a material adverse effect upon the financial position of the Company.</font></p></td></tr></table>
CY2011	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<table style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',times,serif;"> <tr> <td> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">NOTE A</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> — NATURE OF OPERATIONS</font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">TGC Industries, Inc. (TGC or the Company) is engaged in the geophysical services business and primarily conducts seismic surveys and sells gravity data to companies engaged in exploration in the oil and gas industry in the U.S. and Canada.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2">Management has evaluated subsequent events through March 15, 2012, which is the date that the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.</font></p></td></tr></table>
CY2011	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	TGC INDUSTRIES INC
CY2011	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000799165
CY2011	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2011	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2011-12-31
CY2011	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2011	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
CY2011	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	No
CY2011	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2011	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2011	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Accelerated Filer
CY2011Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	87671126	USD
CY2012Q1	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	19356551	shares
CY2011	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2011
CY2011	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2009	tge	Common Stock Dividend Rate Percentage CommonStockDividendRatePercentage	0.05	pure
CY2010	tge	Common Stock Dividend Rate Percentage CommonStockDividendRatePercentage	0.05	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	71	USD

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